Santorum Backers Look to Change Texas Primary Rules
Rick Santorum, trying to keep his presidential hopes alive despite increasingly long odds, is looking for the political equivalent of a Hail Mary pass from Texas Republicans.
Santorum has noted in recent days that some Texas party activists are waging an uphill battle to change the rules of the May 29 primary so that whoever wins would get all 152 delegates up for grabs in the contest. The activists, led by Santorum supporters, say they have enough support to force an emergency meeting of the State Republican Executive Committee, though major hurdles loom beyond that.
The Republican National Committee would have to approve the last-ditch move to change the delegate selection process because of the late date of the request, officials say. And an RNC official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that would be highly unlikely. The change might also require approval from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Under current rules, Texas Republicans award their delegates proportionately, depending on the percentage that each candidate receives in the primary. That means former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney can count on a big share of the delegates even if Santorum wins a majority of the Texas primary vote.
More at http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/santorum-looks-texas-hail-mary/
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I read about this yesterday. While the Texas Republican Party would really like to have some influence in the primary season, the national RNC is having none of it.
Not so fast on the draw Texas! 
Effort would change Texas primary to winner take all, benefit Santorum
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Updated at 5:20 p.m. to include comments from the RNC throwing cold water on the winner-take-all effort:
A spokesman for the Republican National Committee said Texas would need — but not receive — a waiver from the national party to change its primary.
“There is no basis for a waiver. Texas will remain a proportional state,” spokesman Sean Spicer said via Twitter.
